New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-09
ALL WELCOME ARBITRATION
STRIKERS HEARTILY SICK OF THE r6HE
THE CONFERENCE POSTPONED TILL To-DAY--"oHh
ING RAPIDLY AT TIE PIERS.

THE CONFERENCE POSTPONED TILL ToDAf--"o Hh-
ING RAPIDLY AT TIE PIERS.
All the interest in the coal handlers and ong5hore
mems strike is now eentrsd in the EFFORTS ior in "
bitraon now going between the officers oi pis.''o'
| Assembly No. 40 and Austin CoIbin hehr' '" A
| well and Henry Graves on behalf of the fh'i"neii
and READING The New-Jerse, Central and the New
| York susqrehonna and Western roads, an "u'i
tional conference held yesterday ana po'h s''''
onreor IN believe that some satisfactory ba-l~ OF SCI
Element viii be reached The cohieiJco o, s% a.
held at No. 10 Broadwa'. Mr. Coro,n nau and 70
pIadenhia TO examine books and papers huo 10
rt Li. subor,nate officers. IIe lett tue concTehge
| in charge of Messrs. Maxwell and Grayes' ana - f.
AIT he telegraph wires working badly that
II was found difficult 10 communicate WIN Mt. 'oIOih
on IL was decided TO have another conference to-day
Mr. Maxwell said after the conference thai he was
hopefl OF some satisfactory conclusion being leached,
but he was retcent to the subjects discussed Qne
of The engineers who present at the hrst conie
ence sad that il had been decided TO tie up the iha
depbia and Reading and the New-Jersey CehtrM
roads Monday afternoon but AT tine "a ho
engineers this action lad been postponed uhtl the
committee had had chance TO zee II they c0uIu not
bring about a settlement. Their talk Win MI ,0r
bin had been OF most satisfactory character anu the
principal difficulty was in deciding whom TO &ccepl rs
arbitrator. Dir Corbn had expressed himself as Will
ing to pay the topmen II e cents an hour 'nt "otu
make no further concession until he had cbihee 70
consult the officials having charge OF the coai nls-
ness. Mondays conference bad been enhcl ny ieaN-
ing the matter in the hands OF Mr.. Maxwell Iof 'he
company and Mr.. Putnam for the men. mr. una"
said that he was hoI eful that to-days conference
would end the strike 30 lar as MI Cor1in Is co
and that the other companies VIII quickly lo0M SUN
Pending the conference District ~ has decided not
70 call ont any additional men. One OF TIE leaders
OF the district said yesterday we are WILLIE "n%
anxious TO submit the matter TO any Iai' hl'i" IT'LL
and until the eaorts pending shall nave ehucu
We will take 10 further action" 49,.
In answer to the advertisement OF the po-s steNo-
dores for men TO work OH vessels there many APP
pcants Yesterday and nearly LOCO men were put 10
work including some OF the old hands "
r.tavx had QaN a.
lers at the Various piers the North and East RIVERS
West and South SIS were filled with mud ana Slush
ard water and the drilling rain wet tic boxes ana
bales of freight and made them bard 10 handle III
was a bad day also the policemen who were sia-
toned at the piers and along the rivers ng 49,,
railroad pier long lines OF heavily Loaded trucks
| and express wagons Wesst. has seldom been SO
crowded rs it was from early morning until the great
| doors of the piers closed at night. And when they
| did so the men at many places kept an hour or
two to clear up the freight that had not YET eccn
| loaded While the uncertainty existed that freight
would be DELAYED at the piers merchants hc'o park
| their goods that they did not want shipped hhhe"l
ately and when q iu complement OF handlers was ~
work at every pier the rush began. Trucks VAIN
boxes and bales Ted high in the air have to stand III
line from twelve to twenty iour hours waiting Tor
chance TO get up TO the pier.
There more lille men IN west 81. than nave
been several years. They stood al the street
and under protecting awnings iookig throu4
the heavy mist with wistiul revengetui glances ~
the piers where the work going on mertily anc
with comparative ease. An extra guard oil ponce "hs
on duty at the various Pennsylvania piers along the
! North River cserdav for the 900 union men VINO
went out on strike we're paid the amounts due them
tor their work in January. They received from F4o
! to $50 tor the three weeks work. There was no
trouble as the men received their checks IN silence and
started tor the nearest gnmili TO have them cashod
In the afternoon the streets IN the neihoorhood OF
| Wcst-st fcd with drum ken longshoremen; The
police kept a close watch them. however. and The
! non union gave them wide berth. captain
Mount OF the Twenty third Precinct, had squad OF
men at the Pacific Mail pier, where the rev 1reishl
| handlers who had loaded the Colon were pad oil.
| The captain had line OF policemen up Canal at. and
| fast fha
sent singlv through this street TO Broadway. IL was
stated that the 'longshoremen, WHO have become
dissatisfied vii the way that the strike l. tciang are
asking for work at piers where they are n'i hoWl.
and places where they are known they rec,Se worS
out OF sight of the strikers ckets AT one per Nnere
ii positively stated that union men uad rc,uiu
to work the agent refused TO deny or confirm the as
sertion merely saving: Do you want TO bring down
horde OF drunken strikers US, by gvinS publicity
to such thing ~ The association OF stcy edores who
advertised for 500 received applications frnu A.
many 400 abieboi lied persons Yesterday. These
were more than needed and those selected were
! Americans and intelligent looking Germans. -
The directors OF the old Dominion Steamship Com
pany held a meeting in the afternoon to go through TIE
! fornalIty OF rejoicing officers. Tue meeting was
long one and the boycott the company's steamers
was an important part Of the discn,s"n Inc "o'oH
! of the old board OF officers wac upheld.
| The Ocean Association, composed OF thc ioh.sn"'e
men along both river fronts through Alderman fIynn
presented a communication To tue Board OF Aldefmeh
| complaining that the Morgan Steamship company
| occupied a part of Wesl-st. obstructng travel Inc
Commtee on Docks Yesterday reported that the ale
cstion was tine and the Dock Department
auested to inform the Board why wesrst. is allowed
to be obstructed by the Morgan Steamship Conn any
| or anv other corporation or individual
More of the strikers on the Brooklyn water front
went to work Yesterday in order TO secure the places
they feared would be filled with new men ~ wa. eA
pected last night that the men generally woud return
! today The coal-drivers who struck last week are
expected to return to work to-day IN accordance Win
the action of the dealers that unless they returned
their places would he declared vacant. The 100 men
in the canning department OF Pratts oil works; al
| KeDt-aye. aud North Twelfth St, struck yesterday
| 4.ro patx NJ 4 nor i'm
All quiet along the line was the report Yesterday
from the prominent points of the strikes on the oerN
side OF the river The published statement that there
was prospect OF arbitration seemed 10 nav al JA
harating effect upon the majority OF the strikers who
works The number of italians working Oh the Penn
sylvaBia Railroad freight Tiers was Increased yesei
day 200 and the work went along swiinInngiy ne
Italians the Erie piers are becoming accusiohu 10
handling freight and are able 10 do nearly as
much work the old hands. Inquiry was made yes
erday from officials OF both companies rs TO whether
the strikers would be taken back and while no definite
answer was given there doubt that they would,
should the strike 6e declared off. Superintendent
Reasoner, OF the Delaware, Lachawanna and W esteIn
| Railroad says he has too many men now and he IN
tends be ginning to weed out the incompetent lie snd
that tar as his company was concerned the STRIKE
WAS ended He has a number OF men who will be re-
tanned the service OF the company as long IA they
desire to remain and proposition Tor settlement oil
ths strike which involves the discharge OF competent
new men will be entertained. Work goes steadily
ON at the steamship piers and were il not for the pres
ence of policemen and the difference 10 the appearance
OF the new and old hands there would be nothing TO
indicate that a strike was Ia progress.
Samuel A. Nea, Mortimer Moriarty and Daniel
Cahill, the Pnkerton charged with being i'm
plcated with Patrick Sheehy in the shOoiing OF the
boy Thomas Hogan were srraigned tor eaanina ~
Yesterday III the First District Police Court before
Justice Stilsing. They were represented by eX-
Mayor Collins and Robert A. Pinkerton was present
TO look after their interest Several Of the Witnesses
who gave testimony at the Coroner inquest we're
examined. AT the close OF the testimony Cahil ana
Nef were discharged and MoTlarty wa~ required TO
furnish $500 bail TO answer for assault with intent
TO kill. Nef is already under 1900 bonds to answer
a charge of aulng another boy on the morning Oh
the tragedy
THE PRICES OF COAL.
The coal companies have not yet issutd schedule
L.. Az; NTH o,J IL. rer,aip oiyen last